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Julie Njus has twenty years of experience in designing, mar-

keting, and teaching an astonishing array of craft goods and

skills. Together with her husband Eldon, they have oper-

ated success- ful craft businesses in retail and whole-

s a l e , shopping malls and flea markets. If you

w a n t to learn a new craft, try the latest tech-

niques, or get in touch with your in-

ner artist, check out Sonshine Crafts

(321-633-7315) located in the

Sonshine Appliance store at 331

King Street in Cocoa.

At Sonshine Crafts you

will find everything

you need. They stock

over 600 different stick-

ers and embellishments

for stationery de- sign, scrapbook pages,

and card making. There are 200 different styles of acid free

paper on hand. “No Sew Quilting” is a specialty line car-

ried by Sonshine Crafts. No Sew Quilting produces stun-

ning results without time consuming needle and thread

work. Sonshine Crafts has over 100 patterns to choose from

and classes to get you started.

A gifted teacher, Julie loves to give away her secrets for

great looking crafts. Courses are available in candle mak-

ing, soap making, paper making, glass painting, 3D sea-

shell pictures, and more. You can even schedule your own

class. All it takes is four people and a phone call. “Why not

go shopping or to lunch at Cocoa Village and schedule a

class for the same afternoon?” Njus suggests.

At Sonshine Crafts you can see the latest techniques dem-

onstrated like the Wishblade. This amazing piece of high

tech wizardry is a unique die cutting machine. Think of it as

Edward Scissorhands meets Bill Gates. A computer inter-

face allows the Wishblade to cut a wide variety of fonts and

die patterns from 1/2" to eight inches tall. It handles differ-

ent mediums and is ideal for scrapbooking projects needing

a customized look.

Njus realizes that the appeal of craft making is the thrill of

hands on creativity. If you purchase paper, card stock, or

envelopes from Sonshine Crafts, you can use the “Free Rub-

ber Stamping” area to bring your ideas to life—right in the

store! This in store workspace, or “crop room,” is perfect

for do-it-yourselfers. One advantage of using Sonshine

Craft’s crop room is that your own house stays clean and

neat. And, if you need a word of encouragement, design sug-

gestions, or a how-to answer, Njus is there to help.

Besides craft supplies and classes, Sonshine Crafts also

offers finished gift items for sale. Many of these unique cre-

ations are handmade by Julie. Be sure to stop in for the store’s

Grand Opening, March 14th through the 28th. During the

Grand Opening, Sonshine Crafts is featuring 50% off select

merchandise.

January - February 2005 Mystery Photo

February 17th marked the day Art Vue Galerie´ held a

Ribbon-Cutting ceremony and Grand Reopening Event.

The gallery had been closed since September when Hur-

ricane Frances peeled back part of the roof on one side of

the gallery. Hurricane Jeanne did more damage to the roof

as she roared through Florida right after Frances. During

Frances’ feeder bands, the art was moved to a safe area.

Through sheer perseverance and determination, owners

Jan and Clark Moody trudged along each day putting the

gallery back together. All the carpeting throughout the 4,000

square foot

gallery was

removed im-

m e d i a t e l y.

“That was

the worst of

it,” Jan says.

“ I m a g i n e

taking every-

thing out of

your home

(off your walls too) and removing all the flooring and then

having to put it all back in! That’s what we were doing.”

The Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Com-

merce arrived at the Reopening Event at

There are two stores in the Village that are celebrating

anniversaries. The Bath Cottage is celebrating their 28th

anniversary starting April 1st. There will be promotions all

month long. The second store celebrating an anniversary is

Space Coast Crafters. They will be having drawings for

merchandise as well as gift certificates. Happy 15th anni-

versary!

New to the Village is Woods and Water, near Café

Margaux. They carry gifts for your fishing enthusiast as

well as nautical gifts for the home.

Carolyn Seiler’s Boatyard Studio has art classes for chil-

dren and adults. (Children under 5 must be accompanied

by an adult.) The next adults’ class begins on March 24 and

is six weeks long. The classes will be on Thursday evenings.

Carolyn offers what she calls “drop in” classes for children

on Wednesdays and Saturdays. These classes meet year round

and you don’t have to pre-register. Children may attend just

one of these classes or as many as you would like.

There are three workshops for children sched-

uled. The first is an Easter workshop on March

26th, next is the Mother’s Day workshop on May

7th; and the father’s Day workshop on June 18th.

It’s not too early to be thinking about Art Camp.

Space is very limited for summer classes so re-

serve space now. For more information on any of

the classes or workshops being offered please call Carolyn

at 321-637-0444.

The Gallery Walk is scheduled for April 2, from 6-10pm.

Come and see all the different styles of art there are in the

Village.

Casa Del Rey is nowing carrying the very poplar line of

candles caleed Bean Pod. These are 100 %

soy candles that are clean burning and have

a long burn time.

Easter will soon be here! Kathy at Kathy’s

Reflections of the Past has received some

wonderful Easter bears and rabbits. Go by

and select one for your Easter basket.

It was in April of 1990 that a group of ambi-

tious and visionary crafters came together

to form a craft cooperative to market and

sell their works to the public in Brevard

County and far beyond. Now, 15 years

later, United Space Coast Crafters, 410 Brevard St.

in the Village of Cocoa, are in the midst of a grand

15th anniversary celebration, and it is the craft-lov-

ing public which will once again be the beneficia-

ries.

United Space Coast Crafters, now with more than

40 different craftspersons as members, has become rec-

ognized not only by discerning craft buyers in the Space

Coast area, but from many parts of the U.S and overseas as

The culmination of the anniversary celebration will be

April 1 and 2 when there will be refreshments at the store

and drawings of more gift items as well as a $50 and a $25

gift certificate on April 2. While persons do not have to be

present to win the gift items or the gift certificates, they

must come into the shop to register between March 26 and

April 2. As with the March 5 and 6 drawings, United Space

Coast Crafters will even pay for shipping the gift items to

out-of-town winners who are not present at the time of the

drawing.

Ginny Schillingsburg, vice president of the United Space

Coast Crafters board, is chairperson for the 15th anniver-

sary celebration. “I think it is pretty amazing that the coop

has thrived for the past 15 years,”

travelers and tourists make their way to the beautiful Vil-

lage of Cocoa with its array of fine shops and eating places.

The coop is beginning its anniversary celebration now, and

it will be continuing through early April. The celebration

will kick off during the March craft show in Cocoa

Village which runs March 5 and 6. At that time

merchandise give-away drawings will be held

in the craft booth on Brevard St. outside the front

of the United Space Coast Crafters store. You can

register for the drawing in the shop or at the craft

booth in front of the shop, and you do not have to

be present to win. The coop will even pay for out-of-

town shipping of the items won if the winner has left by the

time of the drawing.

March - April 2005 Mystery Photo

Thank you to Mr. Trafford for

calliing about last issue’s Mystery

Photo. He said he believes that the

clothing store in the picture was on

the corner of Harrison St. and

Brevard Ave. where Ossorio is

now. Perhaps with the Mosquito

Beaters in town we can get more

information for you.

A little more information about

the November/December photo.

The Black Cat was located on Ole-

ander St., where The Village

Gingerbred House is now.

If you have any information

about any of the photos you can call

us at 321-633-4990 or email us at

cvnews@cocovillage.com

Left to right: Nicolosi, Jewel Collins, Ric Holt

Mystery Photo

Space Coast Crafters Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Art Vue ReopeningSonshine Crafts Grand Opening Celebration

In the Village

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Fabulous, original,

hand painted shower

curtains by B. McLane

are now available at

The Bath Cottage in

Cocoa Village. B.

McLane’s shower cur-

tains are incredible!

Each one is an origi-

nal and made espe-

cially for The Bath

Cottage. Calling her

work “Functional

Art”, Ms. McLane specializes in 6 FT X 6 FT hand-painted

unstretched canvas. These individual paintings are then used

as shower curtains, quilts or wall hangings. In her opinion,

regardless of the size of your home, you live in three rooms

– the bedroom, kitchen and bath, “Isn’t that where your art

should be?”

B. McLane has been painting shower curtains for 17 years.

Using light weight artist canvas and dyes, her curtains are

machine washable, non-toxic, and colorfast. She washes each

curtain three times prior to shipping and soaks them in mil-

dew and water repellents so that they truly are functional.

So soft and durable, they are used throughout the house!

Her art is easily recognizable, styles range from big-busted

beach babes and fun flamingos or fish to dramatic abstracts.

“I’m a great colorist,”says the artist, “I always find it inter-

esting to put unusual colors together. That’s what keeps it

fun for me. But, these are really an unstretched painting so,

I approach it just as seriously as I do a fine canvas. Working

with Italian industrial dye is tricky; dyes naturally spread

when applied. I have learned to control their bleeding with

brush stroke, direction and load amount, without using any

wax or resist. Dyes make my work washable, which makes

it functional. Without this medium, my work would be en-

tirely different. I know

of no one else who

works with a medium

this complicated. I am

constantly learning

something new from its

variables.”

“We are thrilled to have

B’s curtains in our

store,” says Jan Stewart,

co-owner of The Bath

Cottage. “Her designs

are so fresh and bright;

they are a great addition!” says Stewart.

These incredible curtains are available exclusively at The Bath

Cottage and retail for $120. The Bath Cottage is open seven

days per week. Monday – Saturday 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM

and Sundays from 12:00 noon until 5:00 PM.

4:30pm to ‘cut the ribbon’. Art Vue was named Business

of the Year, 2002 by the Chamber.

The Grand Reopening had a record turn-

out of well-wishers. Personal Chef Sandee

Natowich served Curried Chicken Salad

with Golden Raisins, Smoked Salmon

Spread, Spicy Gorgonzola Spread, Italian

Meatballs and a large array of cheeses and

wine.

On hand to help celebrate was nationally-

known artist, Nicolosi, who flew in from

Chicago for the event. Nicolosi does art

portraits and just finished ones for Oprah,

Kelly Rippa, Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman and NBA leg-

end, Bill Russell. Sunday, he

flew to Palm Springs to meet

Kirk Douglas and do his por-

trait - his next portrait after

Douglas’ is Hillary Clinton.

Nicolosi’s portraits will be on

display and for sale at Art Vue.

Also on display at Art Vue

are the portraits of Barbara

Eden “I Dream of Jeannie”

and Larry Hagman, signed by

each actor. Nicolosi is the “of-

ficial” artist for the upcoming I Dream of Jeannie, 40th An-

niversary which will be celebrated in Brevard County and

Art Vue is the “official” gallery for Nicolosi.

Nicolosi started his career by becoming a cover model for

romance novels. A dentist by profession, he sold his prac-

tice and started doing his pop art portraits to ‘pursue his

life’s passion’. He is now represented in central Florida by

Art Vue Galerie´.

The gallery is located at 225 SR520 at the top of the vil-

lage. They’re open Mondays 10am-4pm and Tuesday-Sat-

urday 10am-5pm. For more information you can call (321)

637-2787.

March - April 2005Cocoa Village page 2

Editor’s Note

Functional Art

Art Vue Reopening cont. from pg. 1

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In written English, the first reference to the Sham-

rock dates from 1571, and in written Irish (as seamrog)

from 1707. As a badge to be worn on the lapel on the

Saint’s feast day, it is referred to for the first time as

late as 1681. The Shamrock was used as an emblem by

the Irish Volunteers in the era of Grattan’s Parliament

in the 1770’s, before ’98 and The Act of Union. So

rebellious did the wearing of the Shamrock eventually

appear, that in Queen Victoria’s time Irish regiments

were forbidden to display it (At that time it became

the custom for civilians to wear a little paper cross

colored red and green). As a symbol of Ireland it has

long been integrated into the symbol of the United

Kingdom, along with the Rose, the Thistle and the Leek

of England, Scotland and Wales. So on St. Patrick’s

Day, a member of the British British Royal Family

presents Shamrocks to the Irish Guards regiment of

the British Army.

Three is Ireland’s magic number. Hence the Shamrock - symbol of

Crone, Mother and Virgin; Love, Valour and Wit; Faith, Hope and Char-

ity; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Numbers played an important role in

Celtic symbolism. Three was the most sacred and magical number. It

multiplies to nine, which is sacred to Brigit. Three may have signified

totality: past, present and future OR behind, before and here OR sky,

earth and underworld. Everything good in Ireland comes in threes. The

rhythm of story telling in the Irish tradition is based on threefold repeti-

tion. This achieves both intensification and exaggeration. Even today

in quality pub talk, a raconteur can rarely resist a third adjective, espe-

cially if it means stretching a point. “Three accomplishments well re-

garded in Ireland: a clever verse, music on the harp, the art of shaving

faces.”

The Leprechaun is an Irish fairy who looks like a small, old man (about

2 feet tall), often dressed like a shoemaker, with a cocked hat and a

leather apron. According to legend, leprechauns are aloof and unfriendly,

live alone, and pass the time making shoes. They also possess a hidden

pot of gold. Treasure hunters can often track down a leprechaun by the

sound of his shoemaker’s hammer. If caught, he can be forced (with the

threat of bodily violence) to reveal the whereabouts of

his treasure, but the captor must keep their eyes onhim every second. If the captor’s eyes leave the lepre-

chaun (and he often tricks them into looking away), he

vanishes and all hopes of finding the treasure are lost. As

the Irish Blessing goes:

Near a misty stream in Ireland in the hollow of a tree

Live mystical, magical leprechauns who are clever as can be

With their pointed ears, and turned up toes and little coats of green

The leprechauns busily make their shoes and try hard not to be seen. Only

those who really believe have seen these little elves

And if we are all believers

We can surely see for ourselves.

The Blarney Stone is a stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in

the Irish village of Blarney. Kissing the stone is supposed to bring the kisser

the gift of persuasive eloquence (blarney). The castle was built in 1446 by

Cormac Laidhiv McCarthy (Lord of Muskerry) — its walls are 18 feet thick

(necessary to thwart attacks by Cromwellians and William III’s troops). Thou-

sands of tourists a year still visit the castle. The origins of the Blarney

Stone’s magical properties aren’t clear, but one legend says that an old woman

cast a spell on the stone to reward a king who had saved her from drowning.

Kissing the stone while under the spell gave the king the ability to speak

sweetly and convincingly. It’s tough to reach the stone — it’s between the main castle wall and the parapet.

Kissers have to stretch to their back and bend backward (and downward), holding iron bars for support.

St. Patrick’s Day

The first Easter baskets were made to look like bird’s nests.

Easter Bonnets are a throw back to the days when the people denied themselves the plea-

sure of wearing finery for the duration of Lent.

The traditional act of painting eggs is called ‘Pysanka’.

To Egyptians, the egg was a sacred token of the renovation of mankind after

the Flood.

The egg has always been a symbol of the Resurrection to Christians.

The date of Passover is variable as it is dependent on the phases of the

moon, and thus Easter is also a movable feast.

The custom of giving eggs at Easter time has been traced back to Egyp-

tians, Persians, Gauls, Greeks and Romans, to whom the egg was a symbol of

life.

Easter is now celebrated (in the words of the Book of Common Prayer) on the first

Sunday after the full moon which happens on or after March 21, the Spring Equinox.

Some Churches still keep up the old tradition of using evergreens - symbolic of eternal life - embroidered in

red on white, or woven in straw, but most now prefer displays of flowers in the spring colors of green, yellow

and white.

In the United States Easter is celebrated with a large Easter Egg Hunt by children on the White House Lawn.

By tradition, it was obligatory (or at least lucky) for churchgoers to wear some bright new piece of clothing - at

least an Easter bonnet, if not a complete new outfit.

More than 1 billion Easter eggs are hunted in the United States each year in parks, back yards and on the White

House lawn.

Americans spend 2 billion dollars on Easter candy, and eat 7.1 billion pounds of Easter candy each year!

Most children (74%) eat the ears of their chocolate bunny first. 13% eat the feet first, and 10% eat the tails first.

Easter

March - April 2005Cocoa Village page 3Advertising makes this paper possible, thanks for the support!

March - April 2005Cocoa Village page 6 New at The Museum

Space Coast Crafters Anniversary cont. from pg. 1 Woods & Water Schillingsburg says. “We are constantly looking for and

finding new members to join so that the shop is

always filled with a great variety of craft items

and that means there is always change also.”

At the present time, United Space Coast

Crafters have a variety of handcrafted items

that includes both whimsical and high-style

decorator items of ceramic or porcelain as well as casual

apparel – bibs to adult jackets and decorated shirts – and

tasteful accessories plus high quality hand-painted items of

wood (including signs) and glass

They have a variety of handcrafted “Red Hat” dolls and

decorated “Red Hat” apparel and items as diverse as hand-

thrown pottery, aluminum wind chimes, clocks, excellent

Since the last issue of Cocoa Village publication for Janu-

ary and February 2005, 11 new artists have been added to

The MUSEUM. This brings the total of artist displaying in

The MUSEUM to 39 artists and crafters. The following new

artist and crafters have their art and craft exhibits in The

MUSEUM available for your enjoyment and purchase:

Carolyn Plemmons - Watercolors, Note Cards and Silk Paint-

ing; Robert Koppel - Oils, Watercolors, and Murals; Gerald

Fish - Portraits, Watercolors and Prints; Elizabeth Ashauer -

Watercolors and Prints; M.C. Markman - Oils, Pastels, China,

Prints and Magic Marker; Ramona Prather - Acrylic and Oils;

Brad Martin - Photography and Prints; Julie Watts - Nature

Scenes in Acrylic; Carolyn Seiler - Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic,

Prints and Giclee; Tom Hand - Photography, Prints and Photo

Art; Tom Phillips - Acrylics of Cocoa Village. New also, is

The MUSEUM of Cocoa Beach, FL. Already, 13 artists and

crafters have joined this newest location sponsored by

Stanley Klopfenstine Stained Glass Studio - 12 N. Brevard

Aye, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931. Anyone wishing to display

their art and crafts for free may do so by contacting Angela

Gibney at 321 -632-6680 or cell: 248-930-0857.

New to Cocoa Village is the 9600 Epson Printer. This is

the most desirable photographic and Art Giclee printer ever

produced. Capable of handling virtually any media type ei-

ther 24-inch or 44-inch wide also incorporates innovative

ideas that include true BonderFree(tm) printing, intelligent

high-capacity ink systems, easy loading ink and media, fast

print speeds, and over 50 different types of paper to include

canvas, photographic, vinyl, matte and Somerset Velvet Wa-

tercolor. With a new Micro Piezo DX3 print head that can

produce an astonishing resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi, you

get the advantage of UltraChrome Ink - a true milestone in

pigmented ink technology - that can produce color prints

with amazing color gamut. Designed specifically for 7-color

printing, the 9600 Epson most advanced print head delivers

a level of photographic quality that must be seen to be be-

lieved. Stop by and have Angela, The MUSEUM manager,

demonstrate the printer that has set the standard for profes-

sional level photographic printing.

The MUSEUM is looking to expand to new locations. Any-

one, who would wish to have The MUSEUM in their com-

munity should contact Angela Gibney at The

MUSEUM of Cocoa Village, Florida; 12 Stone Street, Suite

2, Cocoa, Florida 32922; Phone: 321-632-6680 or cell: 248-

930-0857. The MUSEUM offers all artist, crafters, photog-

raphers, and designers a venue where there are no hanging

or entrance fees, 80% of sales to the artist for cash sales and

free merchandising encouragement by The MUSEUM. We

need Angels that can offer free storefront space and wish to

participate in the dedication to encouraging living artist,

crafters, photographers and designers.

wood crafted pieces and turned wooden bowls and vases,

stained glass and hand puppets.

Hand-woven items like towels, placemats, napkins and

shawls as well as glass bead jewelry are available along

with candles, photographic art, seashell art, wood

writing pens, whimsical dolls and doorstops, beau-

tiful bead flowers, decorated gourds, decorated room

deodorizers, animal doll characters, knitting and crocheting

of baby items and Barbie doll clothes and artistic note cards

are all available at Space Coast Crafters.

The time from now through the beginning of April is a great

time to get acquainted with the fine gift items available from

the craft coop and maybe even take home some nice gifts or

a gift certificate!

Ring the brass bell and come inside the Villages new nau-

tical shop where you’ll find a variety of gifts and decor in-

spired by sportsman and proprietor: Jim Bailey. He and his

wife, Kathleen, opened “Woods & Water” located at 204

Brevard Ave., in January of this year.

Together they created a shop full of

fun gifts for fishermen, golfers,

hunters, and other outdoor enthu-

siasts.

Jim has brought together a great

c o l - lection of ships in all sizes and styles to fit any bud-

get: wood, brass, glass, etc. You’ll also find wall decor, statu-

ary and glassware all geared to the outdoorsmen. Need a T-

shirt? “Woods & Water” has them, includ-

ing souvenir and novelty themes.

But wait, there’s more. Got a head-

ache or a sweet tooth? He’s also got a

limited pharmacy with essentials

such as pain relievers, Band-Aids and

cameras. You can stop in and pick up

a candy bar or a snack and sample one of the many varieties

of wild hot sauces available.

So, when you’re looking for a gift for the golfer, fisher-

man, hunter, boater, or even the average guy or gal, “Woods

& Water” is one stop shopping.

March - April 2005Cocoa Village page 7The Art and Science of Reading the HandCBAA Notes

by Ellen Doreen

“It may be asked how I come to have this knowledge about

heavenly things which are far removed beyond human ken.

My answer is that the sages have been taught by God that

this natural world is only an image and material copy of

heavenly and spiritual pattern; that the very existence of this

world is based upon the reality of its heavenly archetype….

Thus the sage sees heaven reflected in Nature as in a mirror,

and he pursues this Art, not for the sake of gold or silver, but

for the love of the Knowledge which it reveals”. Sendivogius

(1750)

Palmistry is an ancient practice. Archaeologists

have discovered hands made of stone, wood, and

ivory. In the prehistoric caves in Santander, Spain

they have found hand drawings of palms with the

major lines portrayed in intricate detail. The earli-

est writings about Palmistry appear to date back to

1420. John Lyndgate included the word Palmistry,

then spelled “Pawmestry,” in his Assem- bly of

Gods documents. The Greek physi-

cians Hippocrates and Galen (130-

200AD) were both knowledgeable

about the use of palmistry as a clinical

aid.

Unfortunately, as the Catholic Church

gained power it forced palmistry underground.

The practice was deemed devil worship. But

people of learning and social status such as

Paracelsus (1493-1541) and Fludd (1574-1637)

brought respectability back to Palmistry through their

writings. The study and writings of DlArpenitgny born

in 1798 and Desbarrolles born in 1801 are still seriously

respected today. Advances in genetics, forensics, and psy-

chology have brought palmistry into modern times. Recently

there has been a confirmed link between specific fingerprints

Jim Graham is

shown holding

his painting of the

J. Robert’s house,

Cocoa Village.

This house is cur-

rently the home

of Nature’s Spirit,

415 Delannoy

Avenue and is

said to be the old-

est wooden house in Cocoa Village. The condition and fu-

ture of the house is uncertain. Jim has donated the right to

reproduce prints of his painting of the house to the Central

Brevard Art Association. Computer prints in card form are

available at the CBAA Gallery and Welcome Center, 216

Florida Avenue. Jim started painting watercolor with Carole

Wilen about five years ago. He is currently working on a

painting of Whitley Marina. Part of the year Jim is a resi-

dent of Kitty Hawk, N.C.

The house was also home to Charlotte Griffin’s “SurLe

Parc” art studio and gallery for many years. Charlotte’s stu-

dio is now located at 631 Brevard Avenue, Cocoa Village.

Charlotte will teach an outdoor painting workshop April 16,

9AM-3PM in the Cocoa Village Riverfront Park on Delannoy

Avenue. If you are interested contact CBAA and put your

name on a call list, as date and time are to be determined.

A Silk Painting Workshop, by Celia Buchanan, for experi-

enced silk painters only, is scheduled on March 15, 2005.

The cost of the workshop is $85. Celia will be providing

materials except for stretchers and brushes.

If you wish to start painting silk, come to the monthly meet-

ings of the CBAA Silk Worms on the first Tuesday of each

month. Call for location of meetings. This class will help

you with the basics. There is a $25.00 charge for two pieces

of silk and use of all other materials needed for the initial

session. Other classes offered are drawing, beginning land-

scape oil painting, watercolor painting, and composition and

design. Call CBAA at 636-3673 or come by the studio to

sign up.

The CBAA Cape Canaveral Art Show, sponsored by the

City of Cape Canaveral, will be March 11 and 12, 9AM –

4PM at the Cape Canaveral Library. Central Brevard Art

Association’s goal is to promote art and art awareness and

to instruct, encourage and promote artist and help them

achieve artistic success.

and heart disease. Today Palmistry is openly accepted and

professional Palmists can be found in every country of the

world.

Hands are so interesting, exciting and reveling. In Palmis-

try everything matters. The size of the hand, the shape, color,

nails, depth of the lines, even the way you hold your hands

when the palm is read matters. The lines of the hand will

change over the years. Lines can be added to the palm but

once they are there they will never go way again. When I

read palms, I always look at both hands first. I was

taught that the right hand shows the gifts and tal-

ents that you were born with; the left shows how

you use those talents. If you look closely

at your hands you can see the difference

in each hand.

The major lines of the hand are the life,

heart, head, and fate lines. The mounts and

fingers are named after astrological plants.

There is a strong connection between as-

trology and palmistry. “As is above so is

below.” Even the spaces between the fin-

gers provide information to me when I am

reading. For instance when holding out the

hand to be read the more space between the

fingers the more open and out going the per-

son. A lot of space between the Mercury

(pinky) and Apollo (ring) fingers indicates a

person who needs a lot of freedom and space

in relationships. A large space between Saturn

(middle) and Jupiter (index) fingers indicates

that the person will over spend. The thumb shows flexibility

and/or stubbornness. And yes there is a “good fortune” line

that will indicate if you will win the lottery. This line cuts

across the mount of Venus. Look for it and good luck!

Mosquito Beaters 20th Anniversary

Gallery WalkUnder the Chinaberry Tree

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Fridays, 11:30am - 1:30pm,weather permitting

January 15 – Saturday Lecture

Series at The Alma Clyde Field

Library featuring Barbara

Marriott, “The Banana River Na-

val Air Station” Lecture Begins at 2pm. The library is lo-

cated at 435 Brevard Ave. For more information call 321-

690-1971.

March 5-6 Spring Craft Fair 10am-5pm. Call 321-631-9075

for more information.

March 5 - Saturday Lecture Series at The Alma Clyde Field

Library featuring Tom Muir, “The Historic Rossetter House:

A Ongoing Restoration Project” Historical preservation con-

sultant Tom Muir discusses his work on organizing the His-

toric Rossetter House Museum and Gardens in Old Eau

Gallie and the opening of that facility to the public. Lecture

Begins at 2pm. The library is located at 435 Brevard Ave.

For more information call 321-690-1971.

March 12 - Alzheimer’s Memory Walk (Riverfront Park)

March 26 - Saturday Lecture Series at The Alma Clyde Field

Library featuring Nick Wynne, “This War So Horrible: The

Civil War Diary of Hiram Smith Williams” Nick Wynne will

Space Coast Postcard

Club meets in the Alma Clyde-Field

Library first Sunday of each month at

2pm. Call (321) 690-0099 for more informa-

tion.

Jazz in the Riverfront Park fourth Sunday of

every month starting at 3pm.

discuss the Civil War activities of Rockledge founder, H. S.

Williams, who was caught up in the Confederate effort to

halt General William T. Sherman’s invasion of Georgia in

1864. Lecture Begins at 2pm. The library is located at 435

Brevard Ave. For more information call 321-690-1971.

March 27 - WFIT - Jazz in Riverfront Park at 3pm

April 1 - Gallery Walk 5-10pm

April 8-9 Mayberry Comes to Cocoa sponsored by Cocoa

Mainstreet. Day and evening events planned. Call 321-633-

0806 for more information.

April 9 - Saturday Lecture Series at The Alma Clyde Field

Library featuring George Blythe, “Jonathan Dickinson, A

Floridian’s Experience.” George Blythe will present a one-

man, first person show about Jonathan Dickinson, a colorful

character who lived during the late 1600s and early 1700s,

and whose life was filled with much adventure. He miracu-

lously survived many tragedies including a devastating earth-

quake in Port Royal, Jamaica, a shipwreck off Hobe Sound

(Florida), subsequent capture by Native Americans, and even

several Yellow Fever epidemics. Jonathan’s uncle was the

personal physician to the King of England. Lecture Begins

at 2pm. The library is located at 435 Brevard Ave. For more

information call 321-690-1971.

April 16 - Children’s Festival (Riverfront Park) Presented

by Child Care Association

April 24 - WFIT - Jazz in Riverfront Park at 3pm

May 21-22 – Summer Craft Fair 10am-5pm. Call 321-631-

9075 for more information.

May 29 - WFIT - Jazz in Riverfront Park at 3pm

May 28-30 - Memorial Day Remembrance (Cocoa Main

Street)

June 26 - WFIT - Jazz in Riverfront Park at 3pm

July 4 - Brevard Symphony Orchestra & Fireworks

September 3-5 - Labor Day

Celebration

September 16 - Leukemia Society

Light the Night Walk

October 1 - 11th Annual Cocoa Village

Oktoberfest For more information call Fair Management

at 321-633-4029

October 22 - Down Syndrome Buddy Walk

October 15-16 – Fall Craft Fair. 10am-5pm. Call 321-631-

9075 for more information.

October 29-30 - Fine Art Show

November 4-5 - Champagne & Chocolates (Riverfront Park)

November 12 - Post Card Club Convention (Civic Center)

November 25-27 - Old Fashioned Christmas

November 26 - 11 Annual Tree Lighting and Boat Parade

December 4-5 - Holiday Craft Fair - call 321-631-9075 for

more information

December 8-11 - Christmas Stage Production (Riverfront

Park) Presented by First Baptist Church of Merritt Island

December 31 - 3rd Annual First Night Celebration

This year, the Central Brevard Mosquito Beaters celebrate

their 20 year of Gathering. Activities are scheduled for: Fri-

day, March 11, 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Civic Center 430

Delannoy Avenue in Cocoa Village and Saturday, March 12,

10 a.m.,.- 5 p.m. at Kiwanis Island Park, 520 Causeway,

Merritt Island. Friday evening, there are no planned activi-

ties, other than socializing, finger food and a donation wet

bar. Saturday, socializing again, free coffee and fresh or-

ange juice, Bar-B-Q lunch at a nominal charge and the 2005

Memory Book will be available for a donation. If you are

interested in this event, you are welcome to attend.

The original group was composed of old timers who grew

up in the Central Brevard area before mosquito control. The

first meeting was arranged by George “Speedy” Harrell in

May 1986, and met at Tiger Den / Kiwanis Hall on Peachtree

Street. Space for 60 people had been set up, but over 100 old

timers showed up, so plans for the first gathering were made.

At that first meeting “Speedy” was elected chairman and

has been elected to that position every year since. The first

actual gathering was a covered dish dinner held on Saturday

June 28, 1986 at the National Guard Armory in Cocoa.

Over these twenty years, this unique organization has con-

tinued to grow as our children become involved along with

the many families who moved to central Brevard to work at

the space center. This year 2,495 newsletters were mailed to

Mosquito Beaters locally and throughout the United States.

The name Mosquito Beaters came about from a brush old

timers called a mosquito beater. Before air conditioning, this

The Spring Gallery Walk plans are already underway. April

2nd - the first Saturday of the month is the date for this

semi-annual event. The walk begins at 6pm.

Grab a friend and ‘walk the walk’ that’s a real treat through-

out the village!

There are at least a dozen galleries that participate in this

special evening. Each of the galleries will have on display, a

piece of art that will be given away to some lucky “Gallery

Walker”.

If you haven’t been to one of the Gallery Walks before, it’s

easy to participate:

- On the night of the Gallery Walk, go to any gallery in the

village and pick up a map with all the directions

- ONLY the names of the galleries listed on the map are

participants.

- Visit each gallery listed on the map - each gallery will

stamp your map - Fill out

your name and phone num-

ber at the bottom of the map

- Leave the map at the last

gallery you visit

On the next day, a drawing

is held. With a dozen galler-

ies - a dozen names will be

drawn. (Those are very good

odds.) Each name drawn will

win the piece of art displayed the

night before. That’s close to a thousand dollars worth of art

being given away!

There will be musicians on the streets and many of the gal-

leries serve refreshments and have special art demonstra-

tions or artists present.

What a wonderful way to spend the evening, mixing a little

culture into fun!

For more information call, 637-2787, 631-6890 or 637-0444

Years ago, a huge Chinaberry tree used to sit at the corner

of Brevard Avenue and State Road 520 (King Street), right

at the entrance of today’s “Cocoa Village”.

Under the tree were several benches. Early in the day,

women would sit and talk while their children would play

around the great tree. Sometimes the women waited there

when the men were getting supplies across the street in Travis

Hardware.

Later in the evening, the guys would gather around the

tree, and as local historian Speedy Harrell puts it “have a

nip or two” or would “wait for the barflies to come out”.

This property was the meeting place where people would

trade stories and jokes. The latest gossip could be heard and

the price of agriculture debated. News from ‘up north’ would

filter down and be discussed - all under this great Chinab-

erry tree.

In 1934, a two-story building was built on the other end of

the property and served as “Cocoa’s Municipal Building”.

R.W. Rummell, a locally famous architect designed the build-

ing. He was known for his Mediterranean Revival home de-

signs during the Florida “boom”.

The city offices were

located on the first

floor. The second floor

was used by local civic

groups and service

clubs. During World

War II, the second

floor became the Civil

Defense Headquarters.

On the northeast cor-

ner of the property, an Egyptian sphinx sculpture was built.

The date of the building engraved on it.

Everyone in Cocoa and the surrounding areas visited the

property in 1942. A German U-boat near Canaveral Light

House torpedoed and sunk an English freighter. All that was

left of the freighter was a lifeboat, riddled with machine-

gun bullets. That lifeboat was displayed right there, on that

corner, under the Chinaberry Tree. A huge banner was hung

on the life-

boat “Buy

Bonds”.

Right

around 1961,

the tree was

taken down

a n d

C h a s t a i n ’s

R e s t a u r a n t

was built on

that corner, next to the Municipal Building. Many of the lo-

cals still remember the restaurant. Jan Moody, of Art Vue

Galerie´ added “When I was a kid, we used to go to Chastain’s

to eat. We’d sit in a booth in front of the large picture win-

dows, overlooking 520. Chastain’s had some “killer” coco-

nut cream pies. It seemed we were always running into some-

one we knew. We caught up on the local news while we were

there.”

After Chastains, the building changed hands a couple of

times. The City’s Municipal Building was torn down and

became a large private parking lot belonging to the Chastain

Building.

During 1995, a $400,000.00 refurbishment of the building

was completed and housed a group of attorneys. Late last

year the attorney’s bought larger accommodations in north

Cocoa and sold the building.

The building, with all its memories is beautifully decorated

and can be used for ‘incubation’ offices or retail space. The

building is for lease by Trafford Realty and comes complete

with its own private parking lot.

brush was found hanging

outside most everyone’s

screen door. Locals made

their own out of a palmetto

frond. A green frond was

cut leaving a short length

of stem for the handle and the frond w a s

then shredded, resulting in what looked like a horse’s tail.

The purpose of the mosquito beater was to brush (or beat)

away the mosquitoes from the screen door, then quickly slip

into the house letting in as few of the little blood suckers as

possible.

For more information, visit our web-site:

mosquitobeaters.org